Leadership Speaker Series - feat. Paul Shoukry, CEO of Raymond James Fin.

Join us for our Leadership Speakers Series, featuring Paul Shoukry, CEO and a board member of Raymond James Financial, Inc.

Paul Shoukry is CEO and a board member of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a leading diversified financial services company providing private client group, capital markets, asset management, banking and other services to individuals, corporations and municipalities. He previously served as president from 2024-2025 in anticipation of taking over the CEO role and served as the firm’s CFO from 2020 to 2024.

After starting his career as a commercial banker, Paul consulted for the financial services industry and then joined Raymond James in 2010. He obtained a coveted Assistant to the Chairman position under then Chairman and CEO Tom James before becoming Head of Investor Relations, Treasurer and Senior Vice President of Finance. Paul graduated magna cum laude with Bachelor and Master degrees of Accountancy and was a Leonard Leadership Scholar at The University of Georgia. He earned an MBA with honors from Columbia University.

Paul and his wife Amy endowed and named the Leadership Speaker Series at the Terry College of Business at The University of Georgia. He also received the Alumni of Distinction award from the University of Georgia Graduate School. He is passionate about childhood education and serves on the Board of Governors for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the Board of Directors for First Tee of Tampa Bay, and the board of trustees for the need-based, inner-city school Academy Prep Center of Tampa. Paul and Amy served as the co-chairs for the 2024 American Heart Association’s Tampa Bay Heart Ball. They are members of the United Way Tocqueville Society and were honored with the Fred S. Ridley Grand Oak community award.

The Leadership Speaker Series is dedicated to bringing outstanding leaders from the private, government and nonprofit sectors to campus to discuss business topics and corporate strategies with students, faculty, alumni and members of the community. Leaders candidly share their experiences, discuss challenges, which have impacted their leadership development and provide advice to aspiring leaders. For questions regarding this event, please contact Dominique Madley at [email protected].

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